Ohio Supreme Court Case Announcements (2026-Ohio-3554): Procedural Gatekeeping Through Sua Sponte Dismissals, Delayed-Appeal Screening, and “Held for Decision” Orders Citation: 09/15/2026 Case...
R.C. Chapter 2506 Appeals Do Not Trigger Claim-Preclusion of Later Damages/Declaratory Actions When Those Remedies Were Procedurally Unavailable I. Introduction In Sheetz, Inc. v. Centerville, Slip...
Unpleaded Burnside and Independent Subrogation Claims Cannot Be Revived by a Pretrial Order in a Maritime Limitation Case 1. Introduction Aries Marine v. American Longshore (5th Cir. Sept. 14, 2026)...
Appellate Forfeiture of New Policy-Ambiguity Arguments After Contrary District-Court Positions Case: Megalomedia v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company (5th Cir. Sept. 14, 2026) Panel: Ho,...
Pro Se Status and Grief Are Not “Good Cause” Under Rule 4(m): Fifth Circuit Affirms Service-Based Dismissal Even When Limitations Likely Bars Refiling Case: Murphy v. Miller (5th Cir. Sept. 14, 2026)...
Sanchez v. People: Colorado Upholds COLJI-Crim. E:03 (2022) “Firmly Convinced/Real Possibility” Reasonable-Doubt Instruction 1. Introduction In Sanchez v. People, 2026 CO 60, the Colorado Supreme...
Amended Pleadings Do Not Revive a Waived Civil Jury Right Absent New Triable Issues (C.R.C.P. 38) Introduction In In re SCP 3330 Brighton OPCO, LLC, the Colorado Supreme Court (original proceeding...
Dependency-and-Neglect Dismissal Is Appealable When It Locks In an Adverse Temporary Placement I. Introduction In T.L.P. v. People, 2026 CO 61, the Colorado Supreme Court addressed a recurring...
People v. Sloan (2026 CO 63): Instructional Errors on Uncontested Issues Do Not Satisfy Plain-Error “Substantial Rights” Review I. Introduction In People v. Sloan, 2026 CO 63, the Colorado Supreme...
Non-Signatory Biological Fathers May Bring an Independent § 25-803 Paternity Action Despite an Existing AOP; Courts Must Apply § 25-814(C) to Competing Presumptions I. Introduction Case: TYLER STRANG...
OCPA Deadlines Enforced: A Motion Is Denied by Operation of Law 30 Days After a Hearing Unless the Court Expressly Extends the Hearing Date I. Introduction Rivero v. Stahlheber, 2026 OK 63 (Okla....
Post-Conviction Summary Dismissal Reversed: A Petitioner’s Admissible Affidavit Can Create a Material Fact Dispute Over Counsel’s Failure to Convey Plea Acceptance Case: Ennis Jr. v. State of Idaho...
Untimely Postprimary Candidate-Qualification Protests Cannot Use R.C. 3501.39(A)(2) to Evade R.C. 3513.05; Boards Lack Late Sua Sponte Power Under R.C. 3501.39(A)(4) I. Introduction Case: State ex...
Homogenous Per-Share Merger-Damages Settlements May Proceed Under Rule 23(b)(1)/(b)(2) Without Mandatory Opt-Out; Celera Opt-Out Remains an Exceptional, Discretionary Remedy Case: IsZo Capital LP v....
Unobjected-to Instructional Errors on Uncontested Issues Do Not Constitute Plain Error (and “Eluding” Need Not End When Police Call Off a Chase) Case: People v. Jeffery Sloan, 2026 CO 63 (Colo. Sept....
Amended Pleadings Revive a Waived Civil Jury Demand Only When They Add New Triable Issues (Not New Theories or Clarifications) 1. Introduction In SCP 3330 Brighton v. Mountain Cement, 2026 CO 62...
COLJI-Crim. E:03 (2022) “Firmly Convinced / Real Possibility” Reasonable-Doubt Instruction Is Constitutional and Does Not Shift or Lower the Burden of Proof Case: Terran Sanchez v. People, 2026 CO 60...
Rule 56(f) Requires Discovery Before Summary Judgment on Fact-Intensive Equitable Defenses to Condominium Covenant Enforcement Case: Sea Breeze Condominiums & Resort Owners' Association, Inc. v....
Insufficient Implementation Time Can Render a Postal Election-Mail Rule Arbitrary and Capricious Under the APA (Stay Denied) 1. Introduction United States Postal Service, et al. v. California, et al....
Out-of-State Jail Time Is Not Credited When Independent Charges Would Have Kept the Defendant Confined; Post-Notice Orders Require a Separate/Amended Notice of Appeal Brian Joseph Melber v. The State...